Visualizing Least-Square Lines of Best Fit.

Engebretsen, Arne

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ERIC Number: EJ545173

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Publication Date: 1997

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Visualizing Least-Square Lines of Best Fit.

Engebretsen, Arne

Mathematics Teacher, v90 n5 p404-08 May 1997

Presents strategies that utilize graphing calculators and computer software to help students understand the concept of minimizing the squared residuals to find the line of best fit. Includes directions for least-squares drawings using a variety of technologies. (DDR)

Descriptors: Calculators, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Educational Strategies, Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Least Squares Statistics, Mathematics Curriculum, Secondary Education, Statistics, Technology

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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